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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+version="$1"
+message="$2"
+
+# Fail if the branch is dirty.
+git diff --exit-code
+
+echo "$version" > "$ROSE_ROOT/rose/.version"
+git add .
+git commit -am "[Release] $version - $message"
+git tag "$version" HEAD -m "$version"
+git push origin "$version"
+git checkout release
+git reset --hard "$version"
+git push --force